Rappbode Dam Footbridge

Rappbode Dam Footbridge
Rappbode Hängebrücke
Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
1,503 foot span / 458 meter span
2017

The longest footbridge ever built in Germany, the soaring Rappbode Dam Footbridge has become one of Europe's most popular bridge tourism sites. Located in front of Germany's highest dam, the span offers spectacular views of the Bode River valley.

The huge span of 458 meters ranks 4th in the world among all footbridges.

World's 20 Longest Footbridge Spans

1. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters

2. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters

3. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters

4. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters

5. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters

6. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters

7. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters

8. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters

9. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters

10. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters

11. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters

12. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters

13. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters

14. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)

15. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters

16. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters

17. Bai Hefei, China - 358 meters

18. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters

19. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters

20. Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia - (350 meters)

Rappbode Dam Footbridge satellite image.

Rappbode Dam Footbridge location map.